Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been categorized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the top 10 health threats worldwide. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that approximately 2.8 million people in the United States develop an antibiotic-resistant infection each year, resulting in more than 35,000 deaths annually, while the WHO estimates that roughly 700,000 people die from drug-resistant diseases globally each year. Despite the severity of the need, however, the pipeline for new antibiotics is thin and dwindling…

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